42"x40" “Reste du Jardin” 24K Gold, Silver Leaf, Mother of Pearl, Pigment & Ink on Silk Canvas by artist, Christina Ho.

The Thirteenth Annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival's The Art of Food & Wine has become a platform to showcase artists of all mediums—painters, sculptors, mixed media, ceramics, photography, florals and even augmented reality! Feast your eyes, and tastebuds, on culinary works of art inspired by esteemed local artists and up-and-coming creatives.

ABOUT THE PAINTING:

Brought to you as part of a multi-sensory experience with michelin star pastry chef Eunji Lee, this painting is meant to engage all the senses paired with Lysée’s specialty dessert “Petit Jardin”. As a nod to the chef’s rich French culinary background, the title of this work, “Reste Du Jardin” translates to “Rest of the Garden”. 

The colors of this work intend to complement the dessert rather than imitate it, and encourage the viewer to imagine what is beyond the small garden - “Petit Jardin”. Experienced together, the dessert and the painting will offer guests a special moment in time that was curated with both taste and visual stimuli in mind.  

ABOUT CHRISTINA HO:

Christina May Ho was born and raised in New York City and settled in Hawaii after working for the Doris Duke Foundation's Shangri La in Kahala. She received her Masters in Museum Studies and Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art from Brown University in 2015. With a background in design working for Penguin Books, Christie’s auction house and serving an art apprentice for Carole Feuerman during the 2013 Venice Biennale in Italy, Christina has since developed and discovered her own path as an artist. She has exhibited at various art venues throughout Hawaii and New York. Most recently, her work was collected by the Hawaii State Art Museum as part of their permanent collection and will be exhibited in a forthcoming new acquisitions show in 2024. Through a symbiotic process of excavation and